Improved medicated troches



UNITED STATES PATENT OFF E;

oAnE H.- NEEDLES, OF PHILADELPHIA, 'rENNsYLyANLA,

IMPROVED MEDlCATEIiTROCl-IES,

Specification formingpart of Ltters Patent o. 60,089,. a ate November27, 185

To all whom at may concern:

Be it knownthat I, CALEB'H. NEEDLES of Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a MedicatedTroche,composed of the following ingredients, and made as per annexed formula.v

I combine camphor, catecli-u,.Jan1aica gingen,- African capsicum,powdered opium, and the essential oilsflof peppermint and cloves. ,Workthe same with amucila-ge of .tragacanth into consistence suitable tobe-rolled in sheets-cutting these by means-of inoldsinto The process ofmanufacture (without heat) secures-thees'sential properties of eachdrngwith no change in the characteristics of said ingredients. I t

' I do not confine myselffto the above proportions, but I regard them asthe best; 'nor is, it necessary that everyindiyidnal. article should beused, for the materia medics will supply equivalents for some of, them,as is well known to the medical faci'rlty; nor is it p necessary thatthe several active principles embraced in my preparation be added inthe'form given abo\'e, as it is the medical prop-f erties rather thanthepeculiar' drugs which,

inflcom'bination, constitute myinvention.

Having thus described iny invention,'-what I claim, and desireto secureby Letters Patcut, is

The compound camphor trochs, prepared substantially as hereinst forthand described CALEB NEEDLES.

Witnesses:

Josnrn VY. WEBB,

CARL Faun.

